Japanese dev industry 'like a zombie'

One of Japan’s most popular game developers has launched an imaginative and damning analysis of his native development nation.

Katamari Damacy maestro Keita Takahashi described the Japanese sector as “a zombie” that needs to die, but won’t.

In an interview with consumer magazine GamesTM, Takashashi said: “I think the Japanese industry is like a zombie. We don’t know what to do until we’re at the very bottom, and only then can we start looking at where things are going wrong.

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